LETTER: Is Obama In Charge Or Not?

May 21, 2013

President Obama sent senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer out to the Sunday talk shows to present the spin that Obama didn't know what his staff knew [May 20, news, "White House Aide: Obama Didn't Know Of IRS Policy"].

This line is becoming a joke. Obama says that he read about the IRS scandal in the newspaper, just like we did. Are the American people as dumb as Obama thinks that they are? Apparently, yes !

The President leaves the Beltway and finds a friendly audience and proclaims that he didn't know, but he will fix it because he is the president. Obama can't have it both ways: If he is president and in charge, then he is also responsible.

Maybe the old Democratic line that big government is better to satisfy the needs of the people is not correct if there is no one is in charge and no one is responsible.